An EPIC battle over how to close a school

The Chicago Board of Education continues to grapple with handling charter school closures. Yesterday, the board approved an early termination of its charter renewal agreement with EPIC Academy, a high school in the South Chicago neighborhood. It also approved supporting EPIC with $1.4 million to ensure it can operate through the end of the year, preventing a midyear closure. 

In August, EPIC's board notified Chicago Public Schools that it would close the school due to low enrollment and worsening finances, exacerbated by its 2023 decision to purchase and rehab the former St. Michael's elementary school building. EPIC put the building up for sale in July...